Prioritet Serneke Arena

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Prioritet Serneke Arena
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The exterior of Prioritet Serneke Arena
Prioritet Serneke Arena
Former namesGöteborgs Nya Arena (2014–2015)
Änglagården (–2014)
Location Gothenburg, Sweden
Coordinates 57°44′18″N12°02′06″E / 57.738318°N 12.035002°E / 57.738318; 12.035002
Owner Prioritet Finans and Serneke
Operator Prioritet Finans and Serneke
TypeMulti-sport complex
Capacity 3,300 (football)
Acreage 45,300 m²
Construction
Broke ground1 August 2012
Built2012–2015
Opened10 July 2015 (2015-07-10)
Construction cost SEK 800 million
Architect OkiDoki! Arkitekter
General contractor Serneke
Tenants
IFK Göteborg Academy 2015–
IFK Göteborg (women) 2020-2021
Website
www.prioritetsernekearena.se

Prioritet Serneke Arena is a multi-sport complex in the district of Kviberg in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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The arena, located in Kviberg Park in eastern Gothenburg, is the largest multi-sport complex in the Nordic countries. [1] It has a total area of 45,300 m² spread out on seven floors, and houses amongst other things a 1.2 km long indoor all-season skiing trail and a full-size football pitch with a spectator capacity of 3,300. [2] [3] There are also two sports other halls (for handball, etc.), a restaurant, a hotel, conference areas, a fitness centre, and a sports injury clinic. [2] [4] The complex is also used by the elementary school Änglagårdsskolan connected to IFK Göteborg, the sports gymnasium Aspero Idrottsgymnasium and the football academy of IFK Göteborg. [5]

The plans to build Prioritet Serneke Arena were conceived in the mid-2000s by the contracting company Serneke, the head of the IFK Göteborg Academy Roger Gustafsson and the "Änglagårdsskolan". [2] [6] [4] The first names of the project were "Änglagården" (an informal nickname of the Academy) and later on "Göteborgs Nya Arena". [6] [7] The first plans were to build an indoor arena and school premises with a total area of 23,000 m². In 2010, discussions with other parties started and a skiing trail, fitness centre, hotel, restaurant, and conference areas were added to the plans. [3] The project broke ground on 1 August 2012 and after three years of construction, the facilities were opened to the public on 10 July 2015. [3] The current name was unveiled in connection to the opening. [3]

It is owned and operated by Serneke and the financial institution Prioritet Finans. [6] [3] The complex was designed by architects Fredrik Hansson and Rickard Stark from OkiDoki! Arkitekter and the building cost was SEK 800 million. [1]

Citations

  1. 1 2 Domellöf-Wik 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Prioritet Serneke Arena – Om Arenan.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Serneke – Prioritet Serneke Arena.
  4. 1 2 Piauger 2015.
  5. Löfgren 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 Lindqvist 2014.
  7. Fransson 2015.

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